Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 9:6:
Uma: “I the Child of Mankind, I do have authority on earth to forgive sins. But if I say: ‘Your (sing.) sins are forgiven,’ you do not know if his sins are really forgiven or not. But if I say: ‘Get up and walk,’ you will see whether it happens or not. So, I will show you that I have authority to forgive sins.’ From there, he turned to that lame person, he said to him: ‘Get up, pick-up your (sing.) stretcher, and return/go-home.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “I heal this man so that you know that I, the Son of Man, have authority here in the world to forgive sins.’ So-then Isa said to the paralyzed man, ‘Get up, take your place-for-lying and go home.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “By means of my curing this person today, I will show you that I, the Older Sibling of Mankind, I have authority here on earth to forgive sins.’ And he said to the person who half of his body was dead, he said, ‘As for you, Friend, pick up that hammock of yours and go home.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “But if that is so, I will then say what is difficult in order to thereby confirm to you that I who am Child of a Person have authority on the surface of the earth (idiom = earth) to forgive sins.’ Then he said to that cripple, ‘Get up (sing.), pick-up (sing.) your (sing.) stretcher to go-home.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Therefore I will cure this illness of his so that you will comprehend that I, who am the One From Heaven Born of Man/human, have indeed the authority here under the heavens to forgive sins.’ After he had said that, he said to that person with the paralysis, ‘Stand up, pick up that which you are lying on and go home now.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “Know then that the Man who came from heaven has power here on earth to forgive the sins of people.’ Then he said to the man who was ill: ‘Get up, pick up your mat, and go to your home.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 4:5:
Uma: “We(excl.) don’t spread/proclaim our (excl.) own name. What we (excl.) spread is news that says Yesus Kristus he is Lord. And we (excl.), we (excl.) are your slaves, according-to/following Yesus’s command.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Because what we (excl.) proclaim is not about ourselves but that is what we (excl.) proclaim about Isa Almasi that he really is the Leader, but we (excl.) are like your servants because we (excl.) preach to you because of our love to Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The reason we are teaching is not so that we might become famous among people, but rather, the reason we teach is so that Jesus might become famous; He is the Lord of everyone. As for us, we are helping you so that we might fulfill the command of Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “and he is the one we (excl.) preach-about, not ourselves (excl.). What we (excl.) are saying is that Jesu Cristo is the Lord and we (excl.) are the ones who are serving you because of him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “We (excl.) really are not standing up for ourselves but rather Cristo Jesus, he who is truly our Lord. And we (excl.) are regarding ourselves, in our (excl.) serving him, as being your servants also.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “About this word I speak before the people. I don’t speak this word so that the people will honor me. Rather it is just about Jesus Christ I speak, that only he is the Lord whom they must believe in. Concerning myself, I am just a worker for Christ, doing the work which will do good for you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 3:23:
Uma: “At that time, Yohanes the Baptizer had not yet been imprisoned. He was baptizing in Ainon town, not far from Salim town, because there was much water there. Every day people went asking Yohanes to baptize them.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “At that time Yahiya had not yet been imprisoned. Yahiya also bathed people there at the place Anon for there was much water there. This place Anon is close to the place Salim. Many people went to him and were bathed by him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now as for John the Baptist, he was baptizing also, however he was baptizing in the village of Aenon near the village of Salim because there were many waters here. And the people went to him and they were baptized by him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Juan also, he was baptizing at Enon which was near Salim, because there was much water there. The people were following-one-after-the-other to go to him to go get-baptized,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “As for Juan, where he was baptizing was there at Enon which was near Salim because there was a lot of water there. The people were going to him to be baptized,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “John also was baptizing in the land of Aenon, which was near the land of Salim because there was a lot of water there. People came there to be baptized.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 9:38:
Uma: “That is why you must call-out to the owner/lord of the field, you request that he send people to go harvest in his field.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Therefore you should/shall ask from God, he is the owner of the field, so that he tells/commands people to go and harvest it. (the field).'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Pray to our Father God that he would still send into his kaingin others who can harvest.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Request therefore the owner of the rice-field so that he will send others to go join-in-harvesting.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Therefore what would be good for you to do is to beg-for-mercy/help from God who is the owner of this harvest. Ask that he will send others who are as-it-were his harvesters who will-go-teaching also.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “Therefore in regard to God who is the owner of the work, ask him to send workers to the work.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 5:19:
Uma: “This is the news we (excl.) announce: what Kristus did, God used as a way to make mankind at-peace with himself, to the point that he no longer remembers/considers [lit., puts-in-heart] their wrongs/guilt. And he gave us (excl.) [emphatic] the work of carrying his Word to other people, so they will be at-peace with God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “This is what God commanded us (excl.) to tell, that it is possible for all people to be reconciled with God because of Almasi’s death. They are no longer punished by God and he no longer considers their sin.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “What we (excl.) preach is; by means of Christ it is possible that God can make all mankind His friends. And He will remove from His mind their evil doings. And as for us (excl.) He has entrusted to us the news that it’s now possible for God to make friends with mankind.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “What we (excl.) are saying is that God has removed what was blocking people from him by-means-of Cristo’s death on the cross, he isn’t counting their sins. This is what God has entrusted to us (excl.) to be taught.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “We (excl.) are teaching that, by the death of Cristo, God opened the way for people to be reconciled to himself. For because of this death of Cristo, it is now possible for God to classify people as no longer having sin. And he has placed-upon us (excl.) -the-responsibility of teaching the truth concerning this.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “God appointed Christ to cause that God and the people be friends. God did not just remember that the people have sins. And he gave us the work that we tell this good news to the people.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 4:19:
Uma: “That woman said: ‘Ei’, you (sing.) must be a prophet!” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “The woman said to Isa, ‘Sir, now I know that you are a prophet, surprise.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then the woman said again, ‘You must be a prophet of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Then the woman said, ‘Sir, I-now-realize you (sing.) are a prophet! I have something to say to you (sing.).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “The woman said, ‘Master, apparently you are a prophet!” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “After hearing this the woman said, ‘Sir, I think that you must be a prophet of God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 10:32:
Uma: “‘Whoever confesses to others that he is my follower, him also will I confess to my Father in heaven, I say: ‘This person is my follower.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “‘Whoever confesses (lit. says it is true) before people that he follows me, I will really also confess before God, my Father in heaven, that he follows me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The one who says to people that I am his master, I will own him also before my Father in heaven.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “‘Therefore whoever (lit. even who) admits/confesses in front of people that he believes in me, that just the same is what I will admit in front of my Father who is in heaven.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “It’s true that whoever acknowledges me in the presence of the mass of people, I will also acknowledge him in the presence of my Father in heaven.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “Whoever will say before the people that he believes in me, then I also will say before my Father in heaven that I am friends with him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 7:12:
Uma: “So, relatives, it was not my purpose in writing that letter the other day so that you hate him who was guilty. Nor was it my purpose to defend the wronged party [lit., the one who was hit by the wrong.] God is my witness! My purpose in writing that letter was so it would become clear to you how much you loved us (excl.).” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “I did not write to you for the good of the person who sinned only or for the good of the person he sinned against. But the reason that I wrote is so that I could make it clear to you that your love for us (excl.) is great. And God knows this.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “That person who sinned and the people he sinned against, they were not the only reason I wrote to you, because God can testify that the reason I wrote to you also was so that you might know how much you loved us, and because of this we are very happy.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “And it’s not only the one-who-sinned or the ones-sinned-against that are the reason for my-writing, but rather I wrote in order that it would be made-clear to you in the sight of God that you truly love us (excl.) and act-in-our (excl.) -interest.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “Therefore it has now become evident just why I sent you that previous letter. I did not as-might-be-said write it only because of that one who sinned or that one he sinned against, but rather so that you might comprehend in the sight of God that your respect and concern for us (excl.) is indeed big.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Tenango Otomi: “When I wrote the letter which I sent to you, it wasn’t just that I wanted to punish the one who had done sin. Neither did I do it just to help the one who was the recipient of the enmity. Rather God knows my intention, that I wanted you to find in your hearts that concerning the word I tell you, that word you really pay attention to.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
